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Ministry of Tourism
Visakhapatnam Port's International Cruise Terminal inaugurated today
International Cruise Terminal at Visakhapatnam Port inaugurated today in the presence of Minister of Tourism , Shri Shripad Naik , Minister of Ministry of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal ,VPA chairperson Dr. M. Angamuthu, IAS along with several other distinguished dignitaries.
The International Cruise Terminal, now open for operations, will serve as a pivotal gateway for both domestic and international cruise tourism along the eastern coast of India. This world-class facility promises to offer a transformative experience to tourists while fostering economic growth and benefiting local communities.
This visionary project was initiated in response to a proposal from the Ministry of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways. The Ministry of Tourism approved part funding for the development of the Cruise-Cum Cargo Terminal at the channel berth in the outer harbour of Visakhapatnam Port by the Vishakhapatnam Port Trust  under the Scheme of Assistance to Central Agencies for Tourism Infrastructure Development during the financial year 2018-19.
The total approved project cost, as provided by Vishakhapatnam Port Trust , amounted to ₹77 crores. Of this, the Ministry of Tourism committed 50 percent of funding, equivalent to ₹38.50 crores, with the remaining expenditure being met by Vishakhapatnam Port Trust  from their internal resources.
It is noteworthy that out of the approved Ministry of Tourism funding of ₹38.50 crores, an impressive sum of ₹29.91 crores, constituting 77.6 percent of the approved funding, has already been released and fully utilized by Vishakhapatnam Port Trust .
The Cruise Terminal Building spans an area of 4,580.46 sq. meters, encompassing both the ground floor and first floor.
The Cruise Terminal Building is equipped with essential facilities, including lounges, customs, immigration, quarantine counters, baggage handling facilities, scanning, concourse, restaurant, entertainment, shopping, health, and business exhibitions, money exchange outlets, CCTV coverage, and ample parking space.
Features of Cruise Terminal:
- A berth measuring 180 meters in length.
- Four mooring dolphins, two on each side, extending the total length to 300 meters.
- A terminal building covering 2,000 sq. meters, replete with all essential amenities.
- Adequate parking space for seven buses, 70 cars, and 40 two-wheelers.
- Excellent road connectivity to facilitate easy access.
The International Cruise Terminal will operate as a Cruise Terminal during the months of November to March, catering to the needs of passengers from around the world. During the remaining months of April to October, the berth will be utilized for Coastal Cargo operations.
This monumental project signifies India's commitment to fostering tourism growth, infrastructure development, and environmental consciousness. It stands as a testament to the collaborative efforts between the Ministry of Tourism and the Ministry of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways, contributing significantly to India's tourism potential and economic prosperity.
Ministry of Railways
1724 KM Dedicated Freight Corridors commissioned till January 2023
Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Howrah are already linked through the existing Indian Railway Network
Ministry of Railways has taken up construction of two Dedicated Freight Corridors  viz. Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor  from Ludhiana to Sonnagar  and the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor  from Jawaharlal Nehru Port Terminal  to Dadri . 861 Km on EDFC and 863 Km on WDFC has been completed.
The comparative picture of financial and physical progress of both DFC’s in 2014 and in 2022 are as under:-
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Description
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Status as on 1st Mar 2014
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Status as on 31st Jan.2023
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Physical Progress
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Nil
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1724 Km commissioned
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Expenditure including land
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Rs. 10,357 crore

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Rs. 97,957 crore

Dedicated Freight Corridors will promote industrial activities and development of new industrial hubs and townships. National Industrial Corridor Corporation  under Ministry of Commerce is implementing number of projects along the corridor for development of Integrated Industrial Townships. The logistic sector will benefit with development of New Freight terminals, Multimodal Logistic parks and Inland Container Depots creating direct and indirect employment in the project-influence areas.
Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Howrah are already linked through the existing Indian Railway Network. The connectivity of Delhi, Mumbai and Howrah area will be further strengthened with commissioning of DFC project.
This information was given by the Minister of Railways, Communications and Electronic & Information Technology, Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Electronics & IT
MeitY invites feedback on the draft ‘Digital Personal Data Protection Bill 2022’
Chapter wise Feedback may be submitted by December 17, 2022
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has been deliberating on various aspects of digital personal data and its protection, and has formulated a draft Bill, titled ‘The Digital Personal Data Protection Bill 2022’. The purpose of the draft Bill is to provide for the processing of digital personal data in a manner that recognizes both the right of individuals to protect their personal data and the need to process personal data for lawful purposes, and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
The draft Bill employs plain and simple language to facilitate ease of understanding and is available on Ministry’s website at https://www.meity.gov.in/data-protection-framework along with an Explanatory note that provides a brief overview of its provisions, which is available at https://www.meity.gov.in/data-protection-framework
The Digital Personal Data Protection Bill frames out the rights and duties of the citizen  on one hand and the obligations to use collected data lawfully of the Data Fiduciary on the other hand. The bill is based on the following principles around the Data Economy:
The Bill will establish the comprehensive legal framework governing digital personal data protection in India. The Bill provides for the processing of digital personal data in a manner that recognizes the right of individuals to protect their personal data, societal rights and the need to process personal data for lawful purposes.
The Ministry has invited feedback from the public on the draft Bill. The submissions will not be disclosed and held in fiduciary capacity, to enable persons submitting feedback to provide the same freely. No public disclosure of the submissions will be made.
The feedback on the draft bill in a chapter wise manner may be submitted on https://innovateindia.mygov.in/digital-data-protection/ by December 17, 2022.
Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister applauds incredible work by Indian Men's 4x400m Relay Team
The team qualifies for World Championships Final
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has applauded efforts of Indian Men's 4x400m Relay Team members Anas, Amoj, Rajesh Ramesh and Muhammed Ajmal to qualify for World Championships Final.
The Prime Minister posted on X;
“Incredible teamwork at the World Athletics Championships!
Anas, Amoj, Rajesh Ramesh and Muhammed Ajmal sprinted into the finals, setting a new Asian Record in the M 4X400m Relay.
This will be remembered as a triumphant comeback, truly historical for Indian athletics.”
Ministry of Corporate Affairs
Review of the extant Confidentiality Regime as provided in Regulation 35 of the Competition Commission of India  Regulations, 2009 and inviting public comments on the proposed regime
In light of experience gained and difficulties faced in enforcement of the present Confidentiality Regime as provided in Regulation 35 of the Competition Commission of India  Regulations, 2009, the Competition Commission of India  has decided to review the extant mechanism.
Accordingly, a detailed draft proposal for introducing setting up of a Confidentiality Ring for public consultation alongwith a draft of the revised Regulation 35 of the General Regulations is put on the website of the CCI . Comments are invited from the public and may be e-mailed to atdregistry@cci.gov.in by May 12, 2021.
Special Service and Features
Unity Day Celebration by KVIC Thrissur
Shri. Manoj Kumarji, Hon’ble Chairman, Khadi & Village Industries Commission, Ministry of MSME, Govt. of India visited Multi-Disciplinary Training Centre, KVIC, Nadathara and Central Sliver Plant, KVIC, Kuttur, Thrissur, Kerala on 31-10-2022, and administrated the pledge on the observance of National Unity day at MDTC Nadathara Kerala with officials of KVIC i.e. Dy. CEO, Secretary to Chairman , Dir and Dy. Dir I/C State Office Trivandrum and also participated in “Run for India Run for Unity” on “Rashtriya Ekta Divas ” to commemorate the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
He explained about the various schemes being implemented by the Central Government through the Khadi & Village Industries Commission. He has specifically mentioned about the Prime Ministers Employment Generation Programme  in which. An individual gets a loan of up to Rs 50 lakhs of this scheme. The unit can also avail Rs.1 crore as second loan for expansion of the unit under the scheme. The Chairman has said that it is proposed to setup 2398 units with the margin money grant of Rs. 69.54 Crores in Kerala state during the financial year 2022-23 under PMEGP Scheme, against which an amount of Rs.24.72 Crores has been distributed as margin money subsidy to 1423 units in Kerala.
Ministry of Defence
2nd Marshal Arjan Singh Memorial International Hockey Tournament 2019 Kicks off at Chandigarh
2nd Marshal Arjan Singh Memorial International Hockey Tournament is being organised by Air Force Sports Control Board at Astro Turf Hockey Ground, 3 Base Repair Depot, Air Force Chandigarh from 16 April to 25 April 2019. The conduct of this Hockey Tournament is a befitting tribute to the legend and way to express our gratitude towards his contribution to the nation.
The Opening Ceremony was held on 16 April 2019 at Astro Turf Hockey Ground, 3 BRD AF Chandigarh. Air Marshal RKS Shera AVSM VSM,
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Maintenance Command as the Chief Guest and declared the tournament open.
First match was played between Indian Air Force and Sri Lankan Air Force. IAF won the match 3 -1. Leading Aircraftsman Damanjit Singh scored 03 goals for Indian Air Force and Lahlru Weerasoorlya scored the solitary goal for Sri Lankan Air Force. Second match was played between Integral Coach Factory  Chennai and Central Industrial Security Force . ICF Chennai won the match 6-2.
Ministry of Home Affairs
Central government bans Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh and its manifestations
The Central Government vide notification dated 23rd May, 2019 has banned the Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh or Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen India or Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Hindustan and all its manifestations under clause  of sub-section  of section 35 of the Unlawful Activities  Act, 1967 with immediate effect.
The notification states that the Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh and its formations like Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen India or Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Hindustan and their manifestations have committed acts of terrorism, promoted acts of terrorism and have been engaged in radicalisation and recruitment of youth for terrorist activities in India.
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
Elaborate hygiene and safety standards in place at SAI Lucknow as Women’s Wrestling Camp gets underway
The national camp for the Indian women’s wrestling team commenced on October 10th at SAI Lucknow. This will be the first training camp for the women’s wrestlers since the coronavirus lockdown was imposed in March this year. The players have arrived in Lucknow and will complete a seven-day quarantine before starting their individual training. The camp is scheduled from October 10 to December 31 and will comprise 16 wrestlers and 4 support staff. Campers will be staying in the residential facilities at SAI Lucknow.
Elaborate safety precautions have been made at the SAI Lucknow campus in order to maintain a safe bio-bubble for the wrestlers to train as well as to separate athletes, service providers and office visitors in order to prevent an inadvertent transmission of Covid-19. This has been done in the form of a colour code zoning of Green Zone, Yellow Zone and Red Zone. In order to maintain safety protocols, all visitors will be screened for symptoms.
Kuldeep Malik, Chief Coach, Indian Women’s Wrestling Team said, “Wrestling is an important sport in India, it had to be started at some point. Of course due to the precautions because of the coronavirus, for the first week of training we will be maintaining social distancing, after which we will start regular training. By Sunday, all the campers will get their Covid reports and hopefully will come out negative, so we are confident that all arrangements will be in place for regular training to happen.” Malik added that with the World Championships scheduled in December, he expects India to return with their best ever medal haul.
Staying arrangements have been done for the campers in the elite hostel in a secure manner with all facilities provided. Regular monitoring of athletes are being taken for their temperature and oxygen levels.
2018 World Championship bronze medalist and 2019 Arjuna Award recipient Pooja Dhanda said, “The facilities in the room are very good and we have been provided everything. We really feel like we are national campers. We are getting daily updates in the morning about our food and menu, everything is very proper and systemized and the food here is very good. With current facilities, we really feel good and have the motivation to give it our best.”
Safe handling of food has been ensured at the campus so that it can reach the athletes and support staff by avoiding any contact. All the personnel who have access to the green zone have been tested for Covid. And those involved in preparation and handling of food are staying within the campus premises.
India has so far won one Olympic quota in women’s wrestling through VineshPhogat in women’s 53 kg. Two further qualification tournaments, Asian Qualification Tournament and World Qualification Tournament are scheduled next year where India will get an opportunity to win an Olympic quota in the remaining five women’s wrestling events.
Prime Minister's Office
PM attends the oath taking ceremony at Kohima
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has attended the oath taking ceremony of Nagaland Chief Minister, Shri Neiphiu Rio and his council of Ministers.
In a tweet, the Prime Minister said;
“Joined the oath taking ceremony of Shri @Neiphiu_Rio Ji and his Council of Ministers. I am confident that this team, which is a blend of youth and experience, will continue the good governance trajectory of Nagaland and fulfil people’s aspirations. My best wishes to them.”
Prime Minister's Office
Meeting between Prime Minister Modi and Prime Minister Abe of Japan
Meeting between Prime Minister Modi and Prime Minister Abe of Japan
On the margins of the ongoing G-20 Summit in Hamburg, Prime Minister Modi had a bilateral meeting with the Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe.
The two leaders briefly reviewed progress in bilateral relations, including in important projects, since their last meeting in Japan during Prime Minister's visit in November 2016. Prime Minister Modi expressed satisfaction at developments in bilateral relations since then.
The Prime Minister said that he looked forward to Prime Minister Abe's forthcoming visit to India for the next Annual Summit and hoped that it would further strengthen their cooperation.
Prime Minister's Office
PM extends greetings on the occasion of Kartik Purnima and Dev Deepavali
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has extended his greetings on the occasion of Kartik Purnima and Dev Deepavali.
In a tweet, the Prime Minister said;
"भारत की प्राचीन संस्कृति, अध्यात्म और परंपरा के प्रतीक पर्व कार्तिक पूर्णिमा एवं देव दीपावली की हार्दिक शुभकामनाएं। पवित्र स्नान और दीपदान से जुड़ा यह अवसर हर किसी के जीवन में नई ऊर्जा का संचार करे।"
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution Shri Ram Vilas Paswan releases Water Quality Report for State Capitals & Delhi as analysed by BIS
Objective is not to demotivate anyone rather it is to encourage State Governments to ensure quality potable tap water is provided to all – Shri Ram Vilas Paswan
The Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Shri Ram Vilas Paswan has always exhorted providing quality products to consumers which includes providing clean & safe drinking water for all. This is also in line with Jal Jeevan Mission, announced by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi which aims to provide tap water to all households by 2024. In order to ensure that clean and safe drinking water is provided to all, Department of Consumer Affairs decided to undertake a study through the Bureau of India Standards  on the quality of piped drinking water being supplied in the country and also rank the States, Smart Cities and even Districts based on the quality of tap water.
In the first phase, the samples of drinking water were drawn from various locations across Delhi and in the second phase samples were drawn from 20 State capitalsand sent for testing as per Indian Standard 10500:2012  as set by the BIS. Tests were conducted on various parameters such asOrganoleptic and Physical Tests,Chemical test, Toxic substances and Bacteriological tests in the first stage. A vast majority of the samples have failed to comply with the requirements of IS 10500:2012 in one or more parameters.
In Delhi, all the 11samples drawn from various places did not comply with the requirements of the Indian Standard& failed on several parameters.All the 10 samples drawn from Mumbai were found to comply with the requirements. In the cities of Hyderabad, Bhubaneshwar, Ranchi, Raipur, Amravati and Shimla, one or more samples did not comply with the requirements of the Standard and none of the samples drawn from 13 of the State Capitals i.e. Chandigarh,Thiruvananthapuram, Patna, Bhopal, Guwahati, Bengaluru, Gandhinagar, Lucknow, Jammu, Jaipur, Dehradun, Chennai, Kolkata complied with the requirements of the Indian Standard.
Addressing media after releasing the report, Shri Paswan said that all should get clean drinking water and that is the objective of this activity. He said that the objective is not to demotivate anyone rather it to encourage State Governments to ensure quality potable tap water to all citizens. Shri Paswan further added that in the third phase, samples from Capital cities of North Eastern States and SmartCities identified by Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs have been drawn and are being tested. The result of these are expected by 15th January 2020. While in the fourth phase, it is proposed to test samples drawn from all the district headquarters of the country and their testing is planned to be completed by 15th August 2020.Shri Paswan also said that the Union Government wants to make BIS Standards mandatory for Tap Water so as to ensure quality drinking water for all households.
Click here to view Ranking of State Capitals & Delhi
PIB Headquarters
PIB’S BULLETIN ON COVID-19
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- 185.04 cr vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive
- India's Active caseload currently stands at 11,871
- Active cases stand at 0.03%
- Recovery Rate currently at 98.76%
- 1,198 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases Total Recoveries to 4,24,97,567
- 1,086 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours
- Daily positivity rate 
- Weekly Positivity Rate 
- 79.20 cr Total Tests conducted so far; 4,81,374 tests conducted in the last 24 hours
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MINISTRY OF INFORMATION & BROADCASTING
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
India urges Nations to put Nature at the heart of recovery plan post COVID19
Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Prakash Javadekar urged nations to join hands at the start of the “UN Decade of Action and Delivery for Sustainable Development” to put nature at the heart of our recovery plan and realize the vision of “living in harmony with nature”. Shri Javadekar represented India at the virtual Ministerial Roundtable Dialogue on Biodiversity Beyond 2020: Building a Shared Future for All Life on Earth.
The ministerial was hosted by China, one week ahead of the upcoming United Nation Summit on Biodiversity, to exchange views on biodiversity conservation and sustainable development. Around 15 ministerial representatives from countries with adequate regional representation, as well as the heads from relevant international organizations participatedin the event.
Addressing on the occasion, Shri Prakash Javadekar stated that COVID-19 pandemic has emphasized the fact that un-regulated exploitation of natural resources coupled with un-sustainable food habits and consumption patterns lead to destruction of systems that support human life.
He further stated that India has already been taking leadership role in biodiversity conservation by hosting two Conference of Parties  within a span of less than a year, UNCCD COP in Sept 2019 and CMS COP in February 2020 and informed that with just 2.4% of the land area, India accounts for nearly 8% of the recorded species even while supporting almost 18% of human population as well as cattle population and has also enhanced forest cover to nearly 25%. In addition, India aims to restore 26 million hectares of degraded land, and achieve land-degradation neutrality by 2030.
He also informed the roundtable that India being a megadiverse country, has a robust legal and institutional set up for biodiversity governance and an established system for access and benefit-sharing provisions of the CBD, with a network of 250 thousand Biodiversity Management Committees across the country involving local people and 170 thousand Peoples Biodiversity Registers for documentation of biodiversity.
Shri Javadekar stated that in view of the Global Biodiversity Outlook report presented recently by CBD, we have no option left except to join hands and to conserve and protect nature and said that India believes that the 15th Conference of Parties to the CBD scheduled in 2021 at Kunming, China for adoption of post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework provides a unique opportunity.